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Jean Poiret

Actor

Jean Poiret

Born August 17, 1926 in Paris, FranceDied March 14, 199273 films

Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.

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The Last Metro posterFirst watchThe Last Metro19807.2as Jean-Loup CottinsIn occupied Paris, an actress wed to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.View film

Essential films

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Atlantic Wall poster6.2Atlantic Wall1970Light-Fingered George poster6.6Light-Fingered George1963Cop au Vin poster6.1Cop au Vin1985Inspector Lavardin poster6.2Inspector Lavardin1986The Seventh Target poster6.0The Seventh Target1984

Filmography

73 films as actor
  1. 1992Sup de fricCyril Dujardin
  2. 1991Sisi/Last MinuteHerzog Max in Bayern
  3. 1991La Méthode BarnolMonsieur Hubert
  4. 1991RumeursAlain Margolf
  5. 1990The Elegant CriminalAllard
  6. 1988La Petite AmieMartin Morel
  7. 1988Une nuit à l'Assemblée NationaleOctave Leroi
  8. 1988The Seasons of PleasureBernard Germain
  9. 1987Miracle HealingPapu
  10. 1986I Hate ActorsOrlando Higgins
  11. 1986Inspector LavardinInspecteur Jean Lavardin
  12. 1985Liberté, égalité, choucrouteLe calife
  13. 1985Cop au VinInspecteur Jean Lavardin
  14. 1984The Seventh TargetJean Michelis
  15. 1982Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!Andre Joeuf
  16. 1980The Last MetroJean-Loup Cottins
  17. 1979L'Hôtel du libre échangePinglet
  18. 1979The Other One's MugJean-Louis Constant
  19. 1979Le Canard à l'orangeHugh Preston
  20. 1973La Cage aux follesGeorges
  21. 1971Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?Gontran
  22. 1970Atlantic WallArmand, resistance leader and double agent
  23. 1970Ces messieurs de la gâchetteBernard Le Gall
  24. 1969Three Men on a HorseFreddy
  25. 1969Aux frais de la princesseSantos
  26. 1968La CoquineAlbino, l'instituteur
  27. 1968The Big WashJean-Michel Lavalette
  28. 1968The Men in the FamilyBernard Le Gall
  29. 1967La ParisienneLafont
  30. 1967The Great GadgetVerdier
  31. 1967Pour avoir AdrienneLe jeune homme
  32. 1966Your Money or Your LifeLucien Pélépan
  33. 1965When the Pheasants PassTraffic officer
  34. 1965Under Your HatPhilippe / Monsieur Paul
  35. 1965Le petit monstreThe Godfather
  36. 1965The Real BargainGrégoire
  37. 1965Les baratineursAndré
  38. 1964The Big Scare
  39. 1964Jaloux comme un tigreDoctor Raymond
  40. 1964Hard Boiled OnesLouis
  41. 1963The Blockhead FairCollin
  42. 1963Teuf-teuf
  43. 1963Light-Fingered GeorgeRaoul
  44. 1963The VirginsBanker Marchaix
  45. 1962The Four TruthsRenard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")
  46. 1962How to Succeed in LoveBernard Monod
  47. 1962It's Not My BusinessJean Duroc, le directeur de la petite troupe de théâtre
  48. 1962The DanceVieux
  49. 1962Tales of ParisJean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")
  50. 1961AugusteGeorges Flower
  51. 1961My Wife Is a PantherPsychiatrist
  52. 1961On purge bébéBastien Follavoine
  53. 1960Candide or The Optimism in the 20th CenturyLe premier policier / Policeman
  54. 1960Love and the FrenchwomanL'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))
  55. 1959La Malle volanteM. Grapillon
  56. 1959You Have Nothing to Declare?Robert de Trivelin
  57. 1959The BureaucratsRené Lahrier
  58. 1959Oh! What a MamboL'inspecteur Sapin
  59. 1959NinaGérard Blanville
  60. 1959L'Anglais tel qu'on le parleJulien Cicandel
  61. 1959P.L.MPierre
  62. 1958Clara and the VillainsChantuer
  63. 1957The Innocent with Forty ChildrenMaître Bardine
  64. 1957Adorables démonsJulien Willis Jr
  65. 1957The Green DressParmeline
  66. 1956The Terror with WomenGendarme
  67. 1956Murderers and ThievesPhilippe d'Artois, le riche oisif
  68. 1956Life is beautifulle joueur de maracas
  69. 1956Mon bébéWilliam Harrisson
  70. 1956That Naughty GirlInspector Rémy
  71. 1954What the East Wind SawCharlles-Auguste
  72. 1953The Three Musketeers
  73. 1953Le Gang des pianos à bretellesThe presenter of 'La nuit brune' (uncredited)